——The city's regional GDP is 3.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.0%, and the growth rate ranks among the top among large and medium-sized cities in China.

  ——Fixed asset investment was nearly one trillion yuan, an increase of 11.0%, of which: industrial investment increased by 43.0%.

  ——The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.8%.

  ——The total import and export volume was 3.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.9%, of which: exports increased by 12.5%, and the total volume ranked first among mainland cities for 31 consecutive years.

  ——The total industrial output value and industrial added value above designated size have achieved the "double first" among all cities in the country for two consecutive years.

  ——The number of commercial entities reached 4.226 million, an increase of 26.4%, with 3,582 new “individual-to-enterprise transfers”, 1,719 “small-scale upgrades”, and 32 domestic and overseas listed companies.

  ——The actual utilization of foreign capital was 62.62 billion yuan, and the actual utilization of foreign capital in the manufacturing industry increased by 2.0 times.

  ——The whole society invested 188.05 billion yuan in R&D, an increase of 11.8%, and its proportion in the regional GDP increased to 5.81%.

  ——The added value of strategic emerging industries increased by 8.8%, accounting for 41.9% of the regional GDP.

  ——1,615 new national high-tech enterprises were added, bringing the total number to 24,700. There are 742 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, ranking second among cities in the country.

  ——The whole society invested 188.05 billion yuan in R&D, an increase of 11.8%, and its proportion in the regional GDP increased to 5.81%.

  ——The number of PCT international patent applications has ranked first among cities in the country for 20 consecutive years.

  ——The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Technology Cluster ranks second in the world for four consecutive years.

  ——The total amount of domestic IPO funds raised by Shenzhen companies was 28.26 billion yuan, ranking second in the country.

  ——Shenzhen’s comprehensive reform pilot has accumulated 40 innovative measures and typical experiences, and Qianhai’s accumulated 88 institutional innovation achievements have been promoted nationwide.

  ——The number of days with good air quality accounted for 97.8%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points, ranking first among megacities.

  ——Nine categories of people’s livelihood expenditures amounted to 331 billion yuan, and the ten major livelihood issues were fully completed. 197,000 new jobs were created. There were 207,000 new basic education degrees and 16,000 new intermediary places. 5,500 new medical beds were added. 189,000 units (rooms) of affordable housing were constructed and raised, and 103,000 units (rooms) were supplied and distributed.

  Source: Yangcheng Evening News